inspiration

I looked at some videos on youtube as to what sort of video i would like to create, the videos i have viewed have similarities in the setting and how the video was made.

Astronauts and all 

I like this video as it incorporates the live performance, and has like them in the video without performing which shows variety. I like the jump cut static shots as it gives the effect that they are disappearing and reappearing. And sometimes this looks slightly comical as they seem to just be moving about without any transitions. The effect of the white room just polishes everything off, it just looks clean and the effect the balls have just brightens it up and breaks up the video and the just shows that the people behind it can edit well enough to have them singing and playing instruments as well as the jump cuts.

Vampire weekend 

I like the way this video has been made, it is alot of jump cuts 

however gives the impression that has been one long take as 

you see them run off the screen and quickly changing their 

clothes. Also their seems to be a slight narrative as it goes 

through the 4 seasons, so they are using a time lapse along 

side the singing, giving a slight contrast that time has past 

visually but at the same time, time hasn't past visually. The Astronauts and All video  

too have used a white room and shows that the surrounding 

doesn't give much away and makes all focus on them and 

on what they are wearing, part of the visual styling. Also 

with alot of lights on them means that there aren't going to 

be any shadows or anything to effect this fresh look that it gives.

Here are some pictures i took at their rehearsals

Os Vampiros

Os vampiros are a 4 piece indie rock band from torquay, this includes Oli, Lloyd, Matt and Phil.

Os Vampiros play on a regular basis around the local party scene, from Indie bars like Rude Bar and Studio 22 to smaller pubs like the Spinning Wheel and to larger venues like the Hippo in Plymouth were the likes of Funeral For A Friend have recently played. All these places are typical indie scenes, which regularly get upcoming local bands to play. This means the type of audience to watch them play are likely to be a more younger audience between the ages of around 17-30 as pubs don't have an age restriction and younger people ten to try and get into them. The type of people is individual music lovers that don't follow the mainstream pop, r'n'b music. each will have their own individual preference but as a whole tend to all gather in the same places. Also with places like these there tend to be a variation of male and females there aren't more of one sex than the other. And because they are local, a part of the audience are likely to be dedicated fans and there friends.

the genre of the music is supported in the type of clothes they wear and the places that they play. the clothes they wear are the typical skinny jeans, polo tops/shirts combination, with pumps and maybe cardigans/hoodies/waistcoat. This is the type of clothing that is stereotypically matched with indie scene, although it means individual personal preferences are important.

The band have been described as sounding like arctic monkeys, Liam Gallagher kind of music, however they are way more mainstream than what Os vampiros sound like. And although they are smaller local band i don't feel they sound like that, and a lot of their fans seem to agree with me.

Location idea

Rehearsal Halls this gives it the idea that its not in a studio and possibly shows that its just like how they rehearse. also it doesn't say to much about the like no important factors contributing to the representation. Also it would be much easier to control the surroundings, if its outside its hard to control the weather and any other factors which would effect the performance. 

White room 

Potential clothing ideas

skinny jeans

Within the indie music genre, fashion plays a huge part on the way the band are represented. The reason i have chosen skinny jeans is the fact that bthe band wear this type of clothing anyway so its just continuing their own fashion sense. Also that is what alot of the other indie bands wear, so im just following this rule so that they look like they are following the fashion and not standing out to be individual.



Pumps





 

I think the band should wear pump like shoes, as pumops are quite informal but would put across this kind of relaxed scruffy kinda look. I dont want them to look like uperclass snobs, i would prefer that they looked a bit messy and untidy, as that is the way indie bands tend to be portrayed and represented in their videos.



Polo tops



Similar with the pumps, polo tops arent very formal and can look scruffy which is continuing the look i would like to go for. In a sense it is kind of a dirty look as similar bands play endless gigs on long tours and chances are they wont have packed much clothes and living the party lifestyle. So by wearing unironed polo tops o shirts, with dirty pumps and tight scruffy skinny jeans, portrays the band in this kind of way, and this is just following the rule similar bands tend to do.

This would relate to the audience in a sense that they arent a upper class band and by wearing ordinary clothes from the highstreet it relates to the younger audience who wear similar clothes. And with indie music on the male side of the audience they would wear similar clothes just maybe wear it in a different way. So just by the fashion itself it can relate to the audience in a more natural down to earth way as they arent to fussed as to what they look like and thats what alot of people are like, they dont care for other peoples opinons.

Description of different types of video (Goodwin's theory)

Amplified narrative

Beastie Boys:
Fast pace
Comical -> Borrows from stereo typical "70s cop shows"
Titles matched with still shot of action e.g like the film snatch
=Amplified narrative

Different types of video

Narrative. Goodwin



Illustrative- illustrates lyrics to visuals


Amplificative- amplifies certain ideas "come to daddy"


Disjunctive- the visuals and the lyrics don't match

Keywords:

• Disjunctive: A technique to go against the representations of the music.
• Amplified: A technique used to 'amplify' (reinforce) a distinctive idea (exajurates) 
• Illustrative: A technique used to reinforce the lyrics of the music.

Chris Cunningham took a drum and base track and added a disjunctive narrative as the video had no relation to the genre of music.

Michelle Gondry also used a disjunctive narrative as the music did not relate to the genre of music.

Choosing a band

I have faced a few problems when it comes to choosing my band, such as actually being face to face and open ideas as the band were not local, so i had to go out and start again and decided to choose another band. i Went out and asked a few people i know about whether or not they would be willing to do this. i received confirmation from a band called Os Vampiros. This way i would possibly be able to incorporate them into the video itself and use them to suggest ideas or give their opinion on it. 

Os Vampiros